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Post by WorcesterGray on Nov 7, 2019 16:54:50 GMT -5
Don't regularly follow the board, so sorry if this was mentioned elsewhere. "Holy Cross" and "bracketology" should appear in the same conversation more often.
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Post by hchoops on Nov 7, 2019 17:13:51 GMT -5
This would be nice And a reasonable trio to Philly, and some cheese steaks
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Post by Pakachoag Phreek on Nov 7, 2019 17:47:59 GMT -5
FCS bracketology has 10 followers, has four total tweets as of today, and is from Fargo.
Way premature to be picking VU as the CAA at-large.
Villanova has lost three in a row, is 3-3 in conference, with two conference games remaining against Richmond and Delaware, and an OOC game against LIU, which is 0-8.
UNH is 4-1 in conference, has a future loss against JMU, and games against Albany and Maine.
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Post by hchoops on Nov 7, 2019 18:02:50 GMT -5
FCS bracketology has 10 followers, has four total tweets as of today, and is from Fargo. Way premature to be picking VU as the CAA at-large. Villanova has lost three in a row, is 3-3 in conference, with two conference games remaining against Richmond and Delaware, and an OOC game against LIU, which is 0-8. UNH is 4-1 in conference, has a future loss against JMU, and games against Albany and Maine. What exactly is a future loss ? premature bracketology ? College hoops ones are started the day after the national championship.
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Post by longsuffering on Nov 7, 2019 19:52:36 GMT -5
First two responses that came to mind: 1) Holy Cross mentioned in FCS bracketology on Nov.7th? It's a Brave New World Aldous.
2) We are in a rut, we always play Villanova in the FCS tournament.
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Post by ndgradbuthcfan on Nov 7, 2019 20:10:48 GMT -5
FCS bracketology has 10 followers, has four total tweets as of today, and is from Fargo. Way premature to be picking VU as the CAA at-large. Villanova has lost three in a row, is 3-3 in conference, with two conference games remaining against Richmond and Delaware, and an OOC game against LIU, which is 0-8. UNH is 4-1 in conference, has a future loss against JMU, and games against Albany and Maine. What exactly is a future loss ? premature bracketology ? College hoops ones are started the day after the national championship. Similar to when Richard Burton introduced Elizabeth Taylor as his future ex-wife.
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Post by A Clock Tower Purple on Nov 8, 2019 0:10:40 GMT -5
FCS bracketology has 10 followers, has four total tweets as of today, and is from Fargo. Way premature to be picking VU as the CAA at-large. Villanova has lost three in a row, is 3-3 in conference, with two conference games remaining against Richmond and Delaware, and an OOC game against LIU, which is 0-8. UNH is 4-1 in conference, has a future loss against JMU, and games against Albany and Maine. No. ONE follower.
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Post by hc87 on Nov 8, 2019 13:08:16 GMT -5
The PL champ will almost certainly play either a CAA or NEC school in the 1st round due to the regionalization that essentially unofficially exists in the FCS playoffs. Bit muddled right now though on who or where that game might be. CAA is typically "eating itself" this year after JMU (who more than likely will get a seed/bye in the 1st round). Pretty sure the playoff committee tries not to have a 2nd game against one another which could rule out HC-UNH. Nova has been stumbling lately and may not qualify. Pick your CAA team from there: Towson, SBU, Albany, Richmond, maybe Delaware. CCSU is currently tied with Duquesne and Robert Morris and will play both the last 2 weeks of the season. Point being, HC could find itself in a position to host a 1st round game. All of this is contigent upon defeating the Leopards first at Fitton tomorrow of course
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Post by longsuffering on Nov 9, 2019 0:55:16 GMT -5
The PL champ will almost certainly play either a CAA or NEC school in the 1st round due to the regionalization that essentially unofficially exists in the FCS playoffs. Bit muddled right now though on who or where that game might be. CAA is typically "eating itself" this year after JMU (who more than likely will get a seed/bye in the 1st round). Pretty sure the playoff committee tries not to have a 2nd game against one another which could rule out HC-UNH. Nova has been stumbling lately and may not qualify. Pick your CAA team from there: Towson, SBU, Albany, Richmond, maybe Delaware. CCSU is currently tied with Duquesne and Robert Morris and will play both the last 2 weeks of the season. Point being, HC could find itself in a position to host a 1st round game. All of this is contigent upon defeating the Leopards first at Fitton tomorrow of course My monocle popped out at the mention of a home NCAA FCS playoff game. If that happens, comparisons to the turn around HC FB enjoyed after the Neil Wheelwright/Rick Carter transition will be appropriate. Hats off to the prescient poster who kept beating the drum for a coaching change. Of course all is contingent upon beating Lafayette and then on to Fordham and Georgetown.
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Post by nycrusader2010 on Nov 9, 2019 9:41:45 GMT -5
Ill take a playoff game anywhere. Probably a slim chance we get a home game in the Round of 24 but not impossible. I believe how much a school is willing to "bid" is a major determinant of who hosts in the first two rounds.
Since the Top 8 receive byes (like Colgate last year), the only school somewhat in the region that ee definitely WOULDN'T play in the first round is JMU. The PL champ will in all likelihood end up playing one of the following:
Towson UNH Villanova Stony Brook Albany Monmouth -- likely Big South champ NEC champ -- CCSU in 1st now Richmond
We probably wouldn't draw UNH as committee tries to stay very regional but would likely want to avoid rematch in Round of 24.
Richmond, Towson, Stony Brook and Albany are all in the position where they in all likelihood need to win out to make the playoffs. UR would actually win the CAA in that scenario, with head to head over JMU.
Villanova's next conference loss would be their 4th both in the CAA and overall. They've dropped quite a bit the last few weeks -- from a potential seed to a bubble team. I still think they get in at 8-4 (4-4) should they lose 1 more.
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Post by hchoops on Nov 9, 2019 10:22:41 GMT -5
Rooting for Stony Brook and a Long Island game
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Post by hcpride on Nov 9, 2019 10:26:26 GMT -5
UNH has a slight shot v JMU today. (SBU lost in OT v JMU and Villanova was up at the start of the 4th QTR v JMU and UNH beat both SBU and VU in pretty close games.) If they can hang with JMU in the speed department they can keep it close like SBU did.
Villanova lost their star running back a few games ago and it shows (he's out for the season) as they have since lost to JMU, SBU by 1 and UNH by 8 to drop to 6-3.
PL winner will have their hands full whomever they face (Albany, IMHO, is a possibility and are a bit of a surprise this year. Towson/SBU would be nightmarish from a matchup perspective IMHO)
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Post by hcpride on Nov 9, 2019 10:31:19 GMT -5
Rooting for Stony Brook and a Long Island game Went to Lehigh v SBU and it was tough to watch. Priore was about as charitable as a coach could legally be. Today v Towson at SBU might be a barn burner. Flacco (Towson) reminds me a bit of a stocky Flutie. Big playoff implications. Hoping they add peppermint schnapps and hot cocoa to the beer/wine concessions to knock the chill off.
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Post by joutsHC77 on Nov 9, 2019 10:56:58 GMT -5
Just worry about winning the rest of the games.
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Post by hcpride on Nov 9, 2019 11:37:33 GMT -5
/\ This is the wholly and proudly speculative "Bracketology" thread. (And we are going to win out in any case.)
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Post by longsuffering on Nov 9, 2019 14:28:23 GMT -5
Just worry about winning the rest of the games. That's what I am worrying about. The coziness of the compact PL makes today's game against Lafayette a "Penthouse to the Outhouse" opportunity. If Lafayette wins we are behind them for the auto bid. We would both be 3-1 with the Leopards holding the tiebreaker. We would need a bailout from FHCTG in the season's last game.
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Post by hc87 on Nov 9, 2019 15:04:01 GMT -5
File this away until next year....a 5-7 Lafayette will be repping the PL fittingly
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Post by KY Crusader 75 on Nov 9, 2019 19:59:00 GMT -5
If you are correct we’ll anoint you as prognosticator extraordinaire. If you’re wrong, will you post this message: “ I am an incorrigible pessimist and cynic and I promise to try to amend my ways”
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Post by nycrusader2010 on Nov 9, 2019 21:02:48 GMT -5
Lafayette still has a lot of wood to chop. Going 2-0 to end the season is far from a sure thing for a team that started 0-7 and whose wins its last three games are by a combined total of what, 10 points?
PL regular season basically starts now. Hit the reset button.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 9, 2019 21:12:04 GMT -5
Lafayette still has a lot of wood to chop. Going 2-0 to end the season is far from a sure thing for a team that started 0-7 and whose wins its last three games are by a combined total of what, 10 points? PL regular season basically starts now. Hit the reset button. Viewing this graphic just hurts my brain. haha. If a team doesn't win this outright, rings should be replaced with ring pops.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 9, 2019 21:41:17 GMT -5
Chesney is currently sitting at 10-12 at HC. Needs to finish the season strong to be a .500 coach in a dismal league.
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Post by KY Crusader 75 on Nov 9, 2019 21:52:07 GMT -5
Chesney is currently sitting at 10-12 at HC. Needs to finish the season strong to be a .500 coach in a dismal league. You didn't really think this one through, did you? In the "dismal" Patriot League Bob Chesney coached HC teams are 7-3 in 2018 & 2019.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 9, 2019 22:01:24 GMT -5
Chesney is currently sitting at 10-12 at HC. Needs to finish the season strong to be a .500 coach in a dismal league. You didn't really think this one through, did you? In the "dismal" Patriot League Bob Chesney coached HC teams are 7-3 in 2018 & 2019. I was referring to overall record. The knock on Gilmore was not being able to execute when it matters, correct? Well, we are following the same pattern against weaker competition. The problem I have with most people on this board is that Chesney is not held to the same standard. Bucknell in 2018 and Lafayette in 2019 are games that should be won by multiple scores. Those opponents are not good football teams.
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Post by hc87 on Nov 9, 2019 22:06:12 GMT -5
Chesney is actually 10-11 at HC currently. 10-8 vs. FCS. The 5 non-PL FCS losses are: UNH, Yale, Harvard (2x) and Dartmouth.
He's probably only had 2 head-scratching FCS losses, today and Bucknell last year.
Is he the Saviour? Who knows? But only still in his 2nd year, he has us headed in the right direction imo.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 9, 2019 22:33:40 GMT -5
How many quality wins has Chesney really had?
2018 Yale Lafayette (being generous because of score, 40-14)
2019 UNH
I got three. Is that way off? Lehigh lost to Bucknell and is not a "quality" win in my opinion (Gilmore inherited very little talent from 2018).
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